The United States in World War II

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The Home FrontExecutive Order 9066The European TheaterThe Pacific TheaterFighting on multiple frontsThe United States in World War IIHow did it all start?DictatorshipsPearl HarborBattle of MidwayIsland hoppingBataan Death MarchInvasion of NormandyThe Holocaust and Liberation of Concentration CampsLeaders on the Pacific FrontDouglas MacArthurChester A. NimitzGeorge MarshallLeaders on the European FrontDwight D. EisenhowerOmar BradleyGeorge PattonHitlerMussoliniEmperpor Hirohito of JapanHideki TojoThe surprise attack sank or damaged 18 ships. Almost 6,000 Americans were either killed or injured in the attack."Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government had deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu....I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December seventh, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941Audio of the speechturning point in the PacificOver half of 5,000 POW's died on the 60 mile march through the Philippine jungleNavajo Code Talkers Flying TigersThe "D day" invasion will stop German advancement and start pushing forces back into Germany.US soldiers discovered concentration camps designed to kill and imprison Jews and other "undesirable" populations. Six million Jews (2/3 of those living in Europe) and 6 million others were killed during the Holocaust. Tuskegee AirmenOffice of War InformationActions taken by AmericansSet up in 1942 to control the content and imagery of war messages. Appealed to American patriotism during the war to volunteer, conserve resources, and support the war effort.VolunteerismHigh levels of military enlistmentBuying war bondsRationingVictory GardensOpportunities and Obstacles for Women and MinoritiesWomen could not enlist in the regular armed forcesWACWomen, African-Americans and Hispanic Americans filled jobs left vacant by men in the militaryMilitary units were racially segregatedAfter Pearl Harbor, many feared Japanese-Americans might threaten American security. Issued in 1942, the order permitted military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps away from the west coast.Challenging the ConstitutionKorematsu v. U.S.Supreme Court ruled that personal liberties may be limited during wartime.Wartime PresidentsRooseveltAttempts at staying out of the warWorking with AlliesRapid mobilization of war effortTrumanTruman was vice president for 82 days when President Roosevelt passed away.The greatest decision Truman had to make was if the United States should use the atomic bomb.Development of Conventional and Atomic WeaponsFirst atomic bomb exploded July 1945Why Truman decided to use the atomic bombBombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing 230,000 people. Japan surrendered shortly after and ended the war.How might this era be assessed?